Families affected by flooding urged to get in contact with Department
Families and businesses in need of flood relief in Donegal are being urged to get in touch with the Department of Social Protection. More than sixty families have been given financial aid and 40 families are being assisted with new accommodation. However Donegal deputy and Minister of State, Joe McHugh,…
Donegal County Council offices remain open today for flood victims
Donegal County Council offices are remaining open today to help people affected by the flooding. Road repair crews have been working hard to re-open the main routes hit by flood damage. Director of Services with Donegal County Council is John McLoughlin: While the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed says the…
The Defence Forces are helping victims of flooding in County Donegal today
The Defence Forces have been deployed to help flood victims in Donegal. Troops are supporting Donegal County Council and local communities to clear flood water from their homes and remove debris following severe weather damage on Tuesday. Personnel are helping out in Buncranagh, Clonmany, Carndonagh and Burnfoot today. Taoiseach Leo…
Ministers for Social Protection, Defence and Agriculture due in Donegal
Three more Government Ministers are to visit Donegal today in the aftermath of this week’s flooding. Donegal County Councillors are welcoming the fact that the Minister for Social Protection Regina Doherty, Minister for Defence Paul Kehoe and Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed will meet with Government Chief Whip and TD…
Flood Relief Minister to visit Donegal today
The Minister with responsibility for flood relief, Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran, is to visit north Donegal today to see the damage to roads and bridges caused overnight by flooding. Donegal Minister Joe McHugh says it’s important that an initial assessment of the damage is carried out. A number of bridges have…
Roads and bridges closed after flooding
Motorists throughout the region are urged to drive with caution because of flooding on some roads after the recent heavy rain. In Donegal, there’s a number of road and bridge closures, with some bridges having collapsed The Muff/Quigley’s Point Rd (R238) and the Carndonagh/Quigley’s Point Road are both closed because…
Drainage of Owenmore River to be a ‘pilot project’
The dredging of the Owenmore River in south Sligo will be a pilot programme in terms of tackling flooding. Chairperson of the Committee PJ Hannon has welcomed the move which was confirmed to them at a meeting with Minister Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran yesterday. A survey of the river is now…